Senior Associate Equity Insider Dealing team
Senior Associate Equity Insider Dealing team
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Job Title Senior Associate Equity Insider Dealing team
Division Market Oversight
Department Secondary Market Oversight
Salary National (Edinburgh and Leeds) 52400 to 80600 and London 57700 to 88600 ranging from per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 45000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.
Division/Dept info
The FCA is the UK investigating and prosecuting authority for insider dealing and market manipulation. The Secondary Market Oversight (SMO) department sets our strategy for this work and leads in its delivery. We do this by managing some of the richest datasets and intelligence in the world deploying stateoftheart analytics and bringing together a diverse mix of experienced investigators regulators markets professionals and data scientists.
We have an exciting opportunity to join one of our Insider Dealing (ID) teams. The ID teams hold the primary responsibility of identifying and reviewing potential cases of equity insider dealing that do not fit the criteria of being perpetrated by organised criminal groups. As part of the FCAs enhanced focus on nonequity market abuse the remit and capabilities of these teams are expanding to incorporate allegations of market abuse in the Fixed Income and Commodities markets. This is an exciting time to join the FCA and SMO and help contribute to the FCAs wider effort to enhance the integrity of nonequity markets.
What will you be doing
Reviewing allegations of insider dealing and making fast evidencebased recommendations on which require further investigation
Managing your own portfolio of casework
Providing financial markets expertise to support Enforcement investigations
Developing and delivering impactful nonEnforcement outcomes
Helping to progress thematic workstreams working with other areas of the FCA
Using experience and expertise to share knowledge and capabilities and contribute to the departments wider objectives
What will you get from the role
You will be part of a motivated team that is at the centre of expertise regarding insider dealing and have the opportunity to work with talented individuals with a variety of technical skillsets
You will have considerable exposure to a variety of activities covered by the department and exposure to interesting varied work in a priority area for the FCA
The opportunity to take responsibility for your own caseload making recommendations and decisions to achieve a variety of outcomes
The opportunity to work as an Appointed Investigator on Enforcement investigations
You will have excellent learning training and personal development opportunities
Which skills are required
We are a Disability Confident Employer. Therefore disabled people or individuals with longterm conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here.
Minimum
Practical experience in UK equity markets gained in a financial services firm trading venue or services regulator
An understanding of the mechanics of corporate events and drivers of share price movements
Experience in or an understanding of compliance and surveillance of equity products
Essential
Understanding of the UK Market Abuse Regulation (UK MAR)
Strong analytical and communications skills
The ability to make sound evidencebased judgements and recommendations alongside a flexible and adaptable approach
Curiosity with an enthusiasm for learning and sharing knowledge
Selfstarter with proactive approach to acquiring skills and getting the job completed
Our Values & Diversity
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths views and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation one that makes better decisions drives innovation and delivers better regulation.
Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.
Did you know 50 of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.
The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation. Given this we particularly welcome applications from women minority ethnic disabled and neurodivergent candidates for our Senior Associate role.
Benefits of working at the FCA
25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
Hybrid working (work from home up to 60 of your time)
Private healthcare with Bupa
A noncontributory pension of at least 8
Life assurance
Income protection
We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package tailored to suit your lifestyle.
We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working parttime staggered hours and job shares. We cant promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.
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Application Support
We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.
If you have an accessibility need disability or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.
Useful Information and Timeline
This role is graded as: Senior Associate Regulatory
Advert Closing Date: 27/4/25
Stage 1: Online application please submit your CV with a covering letter supporting your application. Please make sure you put your name on any supporting documents
Stage 2: Screening your application will then be forwarded to the recruiting Manager
Stage 3: Selection & assessment process. In addition to questions about your skills experience and motivation this will be a competencybased interview. There may be a second interview
CompetencyBased Interview: w/c 5/5/25
Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role therefore please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.
Got a question
If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact:
- For external applicants please contact Riley Fox at
- For internal applicants please contact Riley Fox at
Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
